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God's own gear ratio - 49:17, which is around 75". Suits me fine around flat London.

When I built my bike I used a flip-flop hub on the rear (on-one, since you ask...). Tried it fixed... and the freewheel sprocket has never been used since. Seriously, when you try fixed, freewheeling on a ss seems just wrong.

Or for the really hardcore, dispense with bars entirely and just mash a finger directly into the headset to steer.

So what were the other ones you were watching, BillB?

in terms of dropouts, you can use the frames with short vertical dropouts, but then you either need to (i) use a chain tensioner, or (ii) have a back wheel with one of those fancy adjustible White Industries adjustable hub.

sigh yep, I am after a nice steel frame as well - and I am about the same height as you. Damn.

I won't bid on the Harry Hill though, 'cos you saw it first and I'm nice like that.

Anyone got *two * nice-ish steel frames that they want to sell?

So when's the next one? I'm keen to come and stare gormlessly have a go.

tires?

Tyres. Or perhaps you meant ties, in which case try any decent gentleman's outfitter.

Yes you should feel bad.

Think of it this way - if it was the other way round, and a car driver gave false dets to a cyclist whose bike he'd damaged then fucked off, there'd be roaming gangs of fixie riders hunting them down.

Mind you, it is one up from the cunthead that knocked me off my bike last week then just fucked off without stopping. Did I mention that yet?

Gyeswho [quote]billa why does he have chain tugs on the gt and a slack chain?? lazybones methinks it's all for show.

that's the slackest part of the chain but gets tighter if you rotate the wheel but its an old pic and has since been tightened a lil more. you think wrong tho, its really useful when you catch a flat and are in a hurry because you just set it and then it'll be right were you had it before.[/quote]

Did I mention that it is a beautiful bike?

Gyeswho Here's me GT Pulse I found NOS in a shop. I has white gipiemme special gruppo on it minus the wheels

That is so beautiful. Man I want a bike that looks that good...

pj "now i'm off rock climbing at the castle, so i wonder how many people i'll see up there."

er... it's not really rock climbing, at all.

Fair do. It is climbing though, so you can kinda excuse his mistake.

ahh shit sorry to hear it, its shocking how shit people drive... any hope of insurance payout? best of luck with the recovery!

Yeah sadly the cnut fucked off straight after knocking me off, so didn't even get their details. On the upside... a CT scan showed that in fact my wrist is not broken - just ligament damage! Great news - but how the hell did the hospital get that wrong?

now i'm off rock climbing at the castle, so i wonder how many people i'll see up there.

You climb at the castle? What d'you ride - I'll bet I've spotted your bike there. I am the climber with the blue 70's Carlton frame fixie.

Especially that one...

Usually I don't hate cars. Howeve, one knocked me off my bike last week and I broke my wrist, so...

...cars can fuck right off. All of them.

dominiclincoln layers? just get a buffalo top. pile / pertex big face has done me for 12 years so far and is still fine worn on its own. One layer, any temperature. Wear it in the rain, snow, drizzle, whatever. Forgot I even had it til the other day then wore it when it was miserable the couple of weeks back, and teamed up with a full face windstopper balaclava, nowt will bother you.

Buffalo tops are awesome, but I personally find them too hot for more than about 10 mins of cycling. I go for base layer then windstopper - your own body heat will keep you warm after a while...

letmetalktomark

Ah one other thing 130/135mm spaced flipflop hubs/wheel – any suggestions?

Depends on how much you've got to spurt on a wheelset... I was on a budget so paid out on rear wheel (on-one FF hub on Mavic Open Sport rim) and just got a shimano R500 for the front.

+1 London Fields - had some really nice looking Dolans week before last.

Not exactly central though.

I just chopped and flipped a set of drops, which works. I just run a front brake on the flat part - although it does not leave that much room, so I reckon I will buy a Gold Finger lever instead.

silasmellor guy on vintage carlton fixie in clissold park, had a chat about trackstands and riding backwards, just curious to see if you're on here as well...

Yeah, that's me - I had a quick go on your Flyer if I remember rightly! Annoyingly was knocked off my fixie last week by some cnut in a car - broken wrist mean I am out for two months.

I am also a climber and am constantly amused at the number of climbers who ride fixed - if you go to the Castle or Mile End around 1/2 the bikes parked up are fixed. That includes some guy on a beautiful Mercian black frame, chrome drops and no brake.